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What to do if my dog has a serious neck wound from an animal bite?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | 6 months and 10 days old | 15 lbs

My dog (German shepard) ​​has a big wound on his neck cause of Leopard's bitting. i dont understand what to do? please help me imediately.

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on April 25th, 2019

This requires immediate veterinary check up as disinfections, antibiotics and stitch up procedure are required. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

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